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| Red-breasted Sapsucker at North Lake |
The coyote was already getting off the road when I saw him. A young woman appeared to have seen him even though he was behind her. My impression was that she had stopped to get a phone snap, sending the coyote for cover. I got off my bike and quietly tried to intercept the coyote, though I was worried about my very loud, bright yellow bike windbreaker.
I soon saw the coyote moving toward me, following an animal trail through heavy undergrowth. There was no way I was going to get a shot of the moving animal through all that interference, so I pointed my camera at a small opening and got one frame as he passed through.
I wasn't ready to just let him go, so I tried to intercept him again farther along, and sure enough I was in the right place at the right time, but the coyote spun right around as soon as we saw each other. No frozen moment of curiosity on the coyote's part at all, which was disappointing for me, being the first glimpse I've had of a healthy coyote since November.
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| Sapsucker #2 |
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| Sapsucker #3 |
Brief Video Clip of the Sapsucker
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| Coyote on the Move |
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| I've been checking the pines at Blue Heron Lake for any sign of nest-building getting started, and today I saw my first-of-season GBH in one of the nesting trees. It was alone up there, though, and soon flew away. |
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| Double-crested Cormorant, Blue Heron Lake |
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